Japan Airlines bankruptcy filing expected Tuesday
January 18, 2010 ·
Japan Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, ending months-long speculation about its fate and launching a massive overhaul to shed the fat and inefficiency that hobbled Asia’s biggest airline. With debts of 1.5 trillion yen ($16.5 billion) as of November, the carrier will go down in Japanese corporate history as one of [...]
American Airlines, partners offer $1.1B to Japan Airlines
December 3, 2009 ·
American Airlines upped the ante in the tug-of-war over Japan Airlines, vowing Thursday to lead a $1.1 billion investment in the struggling carrier to prevent it from falling into the orbit of rival Delta. American’s chief financial officer, Tom Horton, told reporters that the offer is “far superior” to the $1 billion rival proposal from [...]
‘Amazing Race’ heads for las Vegas finale
December 3, 2009 ·
It takes one hour to fly from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, but why take the easy route when you can squeeze in stops in Asia, the Middle East and Europe along the way? The contestants in this season’s “The Amazing Race” had an itinerary any globe-trotter would envy, except perhaps the couple [...]
Delta, SkyTeam offer $1 billion to Japan Airlines
November 18, 2009 ·
Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines. Delta is “by far the strongest partner for Japan Airlines,” company president Edward Bastian told reporters in Tokyo, escalating the tug-of-war for a minority stake in Japan’s flagship [...]
Travel book goes mobile with scannable QR code
October 27, 2009 ·
Many travelers still rely on comprehensive printed guidebooks for tourism information. But travelers are also increasingly using mobile technology to plan a trip or find their way around. Now a technology called QR codes, for Quick Response, offers a way to forge a functional relationship between your guidebook and your smart phone. The codes are [...]
Asia will witness 21st century’s longest eclipse
July 20, 2009 ·
A swath starting in India and crossing Shanghai to southern Japan will be plunged into darkness for about five minutes Wednesday in the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century. Japan, which hasn’t seen a total eclipse for 46 years, is celebrating with fireworks. An astrologer in Myanmar has warned the eclipse is [...]
